"The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation was established in September 2000, by Intel co-founder Gordon Moore and his wife Betty.
The
Foundation grew rapidly from its establishment in 2000 and currently
employs more than 80 people, manages over $5 billion of assets, and has
an annual operating budget of approximately $26 million. The Foundation
intends to pay out at least five percent of its endowment annually,
which equates to an annual grant budget of approximately $200 million"
from the Foundation website (link).

The Moore Foundation has provided
over $9 million to the Environmental Defense Fund (link), Over $3 million
to the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (link), over $13 million
to Oregon State University (Jane Lubchenco, NOAA head, was on the
faculty (link), almost $15 million to the Resources Legacy Fund/Foundation
(link)
and over $11 million to Tides Canada.